Monday, March 16, 2015

Beers To Try Before you Die or the Beer Bucket 52 List A Few Honorable not my taste but worth a try rating

So as I have started this Journey of trying beers I have either A. Never had before or B. wanted to try again against the others I have never had before I am starting to come across beers that while are good and by other peoples taste may be great on their own list I am not sure what to do with. If you have followed you know I have this rating system of 1 to 6 beers 6 being a platinum rating at the top and 1 being kind of the Bronze (which is still a very very good beer, on a 1-10 scale 1 is more like a 6-7) and then I have the Skunky Beer rating which I never thought I would actually use till this one...The Biere De Maes French Style Stock Ale .   Nasty! Anyway I have hit a few beers that are not high enough by my taste to rank them with some on the list, but I do believe are worth a try, some just missing at least a 1 beer rating. So I have come up with a rating to include them, even though they may not be my taste. The Honorable not my taste but worth a try rating.

The first would be Dogfish Heads Namaste  
                             
Namaste is a Belgian Style White beer and is made with Orange slices, Lemongrass and Coriander. This would not be a go to choice it was not a bad beer by any means just very light for my taste. I would not post it along as a 52 you have to try before you die, but I am adding it to the in-between category for beers that are not bad but not rated high enough to make the list the honorable not my taste but worth a try rating. If you enjoy a summertime light beer with some taste grab a six pack.



Now this is not a beer I would normally have bought as I am not too much into the hot or spicy. But I was in the supermarket where they had beer tasting and I figured I could grab a taste without spending the 13 or 14 bucks on a bottle (In the end I spent the money anyway as my Father in law loves spicy stuff so I grabbed a bottle for him, and although he is not a stout fan he liked it) anyway I grabbed the tiny cup and drank it. Overall a great taste, but then the Sriracha kicked in and it cleared my sinuses holy crap!!! Now keep ion mind I have a low tolerance for the spicy so don’t go by me. That is why I would give this a honorable not my taste but worth a try rating. If you enjoy Spicy you will like this beer, If you enjoy Stouts and spicy you will love this beer. SO if you fall into one of those categories go out and grab a bottle. If you are like me with the spicy is too hot for me taste buds, try and find a beer tasting, so you can at least say you tried it.


And to round up the latest group of honorable not my taste but worth a try rating Founders All Day IPA It is a middle of the road IPA not too hoppy not too light, an in between IPA for a barbecue, might be a good description. I have friends who love this beer so by all means give it a try, but again this is only my taste, it was just below the rating of 1 beer for me. 


To view what all the ratings mean go to the 52 Beers to try Before You die Bucket list page

Disclaimer I am a beer drinker and a beginner home brewer the above is only my taste buds telling me what I enjoy, it is not the law or rule of the land, these would be the beers that I am grateful to have tried before the day comes when I pass on and meet my maker. 

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